Featured Topics: Brain Health
Magnesium Containing Supplements May Help Preserve Brain Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A new study finds that supplementing with MMFS-01, a magnesium-threonic acid compound, significantly improved cognitive impairment in participating subjects compared to control. Alzheimer’s Disease affects 5.1 million Americans (1)...
Impaired Calcium Signaling in Parkinson’s Disease
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study demonstrates how a defective gene (PLA2g6) plays an important role in the development of idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects more than one million...
Martial Arts Such as Tai Chi May Help Improve Your Memory – Informed Opinion
Written by Dr. Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD. Both memory and cognition were significantly improved in study participants who practiced tai chi or baduanjin. In my opinion, the greatest health threat facing the United States for at least the next 20 years is not heart...
Social Anxiety and Tryptophan: A Pilot Study
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In a study with 45 children with sleep terrors, those taking 250mg tryptophan could significantly reduce heart rate in association to social anxiety (formerly considered "shyness"). Social anxiety disorder is one of the most...
Cognitive Abilities Test for Elderly are Misleading
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Study attempts to explain the common idea of mental decline in old age may be an oversimplification of a process related to learning in the elderly. People are now living longer than ever before and world’s population is...
Vitamin D May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease — Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, Ph.D. Vitamin D deficiency exists in 70-90 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is possibly the most serious medical condition facing our country today. It is one of the leading causes of death...
Changing Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fat Intake may help with Chronic Headaches
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Supplementation with omega-3 is associated with a 12.3% decrease in headache severity. It is estimated that 10 million American adults suffer from “chronic daily headache”, defined as having a headache for at least 4 hours per day, at...
Physical Activity Improves Brain Health in those with Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Individuals at high risk for Alzheimer’s and with low physical activity experienced a 3% decrease in the volume of their hippocampus. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older adults (1) and is the most...
Benzodiazepines and Alzheimer’s Disease
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Researchers found that the use of benzodiazepines significantly increased the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 43%. Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and seizures. However, due to very...
Resveratrol may Aid Memory in Older Adults
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. 200mg of resveratrol improved word retention and significantly lowered HgA1-C levels (p=0.007). Resveratrol, a substance which occurs naturally in the skin of red grapes and blueberries, may have a beneficial effect on memory according...
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